1. Maternal effects can modify progeny phenotypes to improve survival under variable conditions and may also interact with environment.
2. Four cohorts of C. maculata larvae were reared from four different points in their ...

The biology and behavior of the longhorned beetle Dectes texanus LeConte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) was studied on two host plants that suffer economic losses from this pest; sunflower, Helianthus annuus, and soybean, ...

We investigated the life history consequences of changes in diet between larval and adult life stages in the polyphagous lady beetle Coleomegilla maculata
DeGeer (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Beetles were reared on three ...

Adult Hippodamia convergens (Guerin) in reproductive diapause were collected from a spring cohort in western Kansas and held in
pairs for the duration of their lives to assess female reproductive schedules under conditions ...

Laboratory experiments compared the nutritive value of various pollen sources for the development of Coleomegilla maculata
DeGeer under conditions of continuous water availability and simulated drought. When water was ...

The squash bug (SB),Anasa tristis DeGeer, completes 1.5 generations per yr in northeastern Kansas. Overwintered adults mate and oviposit on cucurbitaceous host plants from early June to mid-August. Most eggs are deposited ...